Author: Capt. Dave Hansen

Dave Hansen hits us with a new series we’ll be rolling out reporting directly from Cabo San Lucas. Captain Dave will be giving us a download on what’s going on off the tip of Baja. From inshore to offshore we’ll get the newest info, interviews with local captains in the area as well as any needed gear guides. Make sure to keep checking back to make sure you have the latest information for your next trip south. ABOUT CAPTAIN DAVE HANSEN Captain Dave Hansen is a staple in the Southern California fishing scene. Son of the late, great Don…

Capt. Dave Hansen offers some great offshore fishing tips about chumming to draw the fish into a feeding frenzy near the boat.

More fish are lost because people don’t know how to hold the fishing rod than any other reason. When you are holding your fishing rod, whether you are waiting on a bite or you’re retrieving line, your left hand should always be in front of the reel, no matter what. If you’re not holding the rod this way, then you’re doing it wrong. Now there are a couple of very good reasons that an angler needs to hold a fishing rod this way (besides not wanting to look like a fool to the guys on the boat who know how…

San Clemente Island is a great spot to target yellowtail, white sea bass and calico bass, but there are plenty of days when those game fish aren’t biting. Lingcod, however, are always around, and surprisingly few people target them, leaving it wide open for us diehards. You can find a couple of sport boats out of Pierpoint Landing and L.A. Harbor Sportfishing that fish for lingcod, but for the most part, the fishery for this bizarre-looking and challenging rockfish has remained virtually untapped. With their huge eyes and jagged, mismatched teeth, you’ll often hear lingcod referred to as “alien fish.”…